What is another word for exploding?

Pronunciation: [ɛksplˈə͡ʊdɪŋ] (IPA)

When something explodes, it bursts apart with force, releasing an intense amount of energy and sound. Using synonyms can add variety and impact to your writing or speech. Here are some synonyms for "exploding": 1. detonating 2. erupting 3. disintegrating 4. shattering 5. rupturing 6. bursting 7. blasting 8. annihilating 9. fracturing 10. crashing By using any of these words instead of "exploding", you can create a more vivid picture in your reader's mind. For instance, "the bomb blasted" instead of "the bomb exploded" helps readers understand the degree of power it released. A little thesaurus search can help writers add more flavor to their language.

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Usage examples for Exploding

The sound of the storm was now a thunder suggestive of constantly exploding cannons.
"My Attainment of the Pole"
Frederick A. Cook
It alighted on the thick grass, without exploding.
"The Man from Jericho"
Edwin Carlile Litsey
All around the country too, his shells were exploding in a scattered, aimless way, and from our side there was a heavy bombardment all along the Vimy Ridge, above Neuville-St.-Vaast, and sweeping round above St.-Nicholas and Blangy, two suburbs of Arras, and then south-west of the city on the ridge above the road to Cambrai.
"From Bapaume to Passchendaele, 1917"
Philip Gibbs

Famous quotes with Exploding

  • God help me if I ever do another movie with an explosion in it. If you see me in a movie where stuff is exploding you'll know I've lost all my money.
    Ben Affleck
  • Love is an exploding cigar we willingly smoke.
    Lynda Barry
  • I remember one day sitting at the pool and suddenly the tears were streaming down my cheeks. Why was I so unhappy? I had success. I had security. But it wasn't enough. I was exploding inside.
    Ingrid Bergman
  • The mobile market is exploding and it makes perfect sense for a media company like ours to create a real content destination for the billions of cell-phone users around the world.
    Peter Chernin
  • Traditions are imploding and exploding everywhere - everything is coming together, for better or worse, and we can no longer pretend we're all living in different worlds because we're on different continents.
    Philip Glass

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